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Table 3 The parasites detected by all four diagnostic tests, giving their Accession Numbers for the GenBank

From: Prevalence of selected intestinal protozoan infections in marginalized rural communities in Palestine

 

PCR

WM

SD

FL

Overall*

Parasitic species

Positive (%)

Acc. No.

Positive (%)

Positive (%)

Positive (%)

Positive (%)

G. lamblia

34 (34)

–

6 (6)

5(6)

3 (3)

37 (36)

E. coli

7 (7)

MH629959, MH629962–6

2 (2)

3 (3)

2 (2)

8 (8)

H. nana

8 (8)

MH629967–73

4 (4)

1 (19

0 (0)

9 (9)

Cryptosporidium

6 (6)

–

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6(6)

E. dispar

2 (2)

MH629960–1

0 (0)

1 (1)

1 (1)

2(2)

E. nana

4 (4)

–

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4(4)

E. vermicularis

- (−)

–

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

1(1)

 

61/102 (60)

 

13/101 (13)

10/92 (11)

7/93 (8%)

67/102 (66)

  1. Key: PCR, conventional and real-time polymerase chain reactions; Acc. No., accession number at GenBank; WM, wet mount preparation microscopy; SD, sedimentation method; FL, floatation method. * Based on at least one positive result by at least one method without repetition in cases detected by more than one method giving 61 parasitic infections of 7 different species in 46 individuals.